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Luke 1:7-9
EasyEnglish Bible
Luke 1:7-9
EasyEnglish Bible
7 But they had no children. Elizabeth could not give birth and they were both getting old.[a]
8 One day, Zechariah's group of priests was working at the temple. He had a special job to do there. 9 The priests chose one of their group to go into the holy place in the temple. This time they chose Zechariah.[b] His job was to burn incense there.
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- 1:7 At that time, people without children thought that God was angry with them. Elizabeth and Zechariah would have felt very sad because they had no children.
- 1:9 They did a special thing to know who would go into the room. It was something like a game that we play. But it was serious and important.
Luke 1:7-9
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Luke 1:7-9
New International Version
7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.
8 Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,(A) 9 he was chosen by lot,(B) according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.(C)
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